A 34-year-old father in Massachusetts is facing multiple felony charges for allegedly killing his 4-year-old daughter, beating her to death so badly that medical experts said the damage to her skull appeared to have come from a two-story fall. Francisco Ortiz was taken into custody last week and charged with assault and battery on a...
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‘Butchered by my sister under his advisement’: Sibling of alleged spell-casting woman charged with mother’s murder says her brother is the mastermind
A high-profile and highly macabre murder case out of Kentucky has undergone a crease in the narrative after the filing — and granting — of a protective order that sheds new light on a troubled family. Torilena Fields, 32, allegedly killed and dismembered her mother — strewing pieces of flesh and hair about the yard...
Man who ‘sucker punched’ and killed well-known barrel rider gets no jail time
A 22-year-old man in Alabama convicted of killing a well-known 23-year-old barrel racer and horse breeder — who died after being “sucker punched” while out drinking with friends — will not go to jail despite admitting to slaying the victim. Barrel racing is a rodeo event wherein a horse and rider attempt to run through...
Man repeatedly referred to fiancee’s 2-year-old daughter as ‘it’ when police questioned him about her violent death: Cops
A 33-year-old man in Pennsylvania has been accused of killing his fiancee’s 2-year-old daughter, allegedly beating the child to death and refusing to let her mother seek medical assistance. Emmanuel Thomas Dennis was taken into custody on Tuesday and charged with one count each of criminal homicide, aggravated assault, and endangering the welfare of a...
Accused suitcase killer admits ignoring boyfriend’s pleas to let him out of zipped-up luggage, watching him suffocate before going to bed
At first, they thought him fitting inside a suitcase was funny — until it wasn’t. Sarah Boone, 47, is on trial for second-degree murder in the February 2020 death of her boyfriend, 42-year-old Jorge Torres Jr., after she allegedly zipped him up in a suitcase and left him to die. On Tuesday, she took the...
Woman claimed she ‘blacked out’ during fight with boyfriend who was stabbed in the neck and beaten to death with baseball bat: Police
A 20-year-old woman in Texas is accused of killing her boyfriend, allegedly claiming she “blacked out” and awoke covered in blood while the victim was stabbed in the neck and beaten to death with a baseball bat. McKenzie Renee Eary was taken into custody on Friday evening and charged with one count of murder in...
MS-13 leader convicted in string of senseless murders including teen server left ‘unrecognizable’ after she disparaged gang
An MS-13 gang leader in Virginia has been found guilty in a string of murders, including a 19-year-old server shot 16 times in the face after she disparaged the gang on social media. Elmer Alas Candray, 27, was convicted on Monday in connection with 6 murders from 2018 to 2022, court documents said. “This case...
Trump-loving church youth leader fawned over by Jerry Falwell Jr. had sex with minors, solicited explicit photos: Cops
A youth pastor in Michigan known for his avid support of former President Donald Trump is accused of using his position of authority to coerce minors to have sex with him and send him explicit photos. Zachary Radcliff, 29, is facing a slew of charges including first-degree criminal sexual conduct, aggravated child sexually abusive material...
Killer teen Carly Gregg loses bid for another mom murder trial as judge scoffs at notion that biological dad’s interview would have changed anything
Convicted and incarcerated 15-year-old killer Carly Gregg failed Monday to get a new trial for shooting her mother in the face at home as the judge that sentenced her to life without parole declined to disturb the Rankin County, Mississippi, jury’s murder and attempted murder guilty verdicts. On Sept. 20, Gregg was convicted of murdering...
Teen accused of ‘retaliation’ murder of man whose stepdaughter rejected his advances blows kisses in court as victim’s family looks on
A 17-year-old boy in Texas, who allegedly murdered the stepfather of the girl he started stalking because she rebuffed him romantically, blew kisses during a court hearing with the victim’s family watching in the gallery. Houston CBS affiliate KHOU reported it was not clear who the kisses were directed to during the hearing in which...